[Dxspider-support] Implemantion an external "DX by" perl command ?

[Dirk Koopman]

On 07/01/14 21:49, Christian FURST wrote:
> Hello'
>
> First of all, I send you all my best wishes for a happy new year 2014.
>
> I am looking to implement a perl script that will directly from the
> Linux command line with parameters send a DX spot. I saw a example in
> 'perl/showdx', but as I did not properly mastering this scripting
> language, I spent time in vain to try adapt it...
> I need that the command accept the parameter BY.
>

There is a generic method for sending commands by linux shell scripting 
(as opposed to connecting to the node via TCP):

First create the cmd_import directory:

   mkdir /spider/cmd_import

Then drop in a file with your spot:

   DX 14.005 WR3D is a jolly good fellow > /spider/cmd_import/g1tlh

Within about a second that will send a dx spot from G1TLH suggesting 
that he heard WR3D and that he is also a jolly good fellow (which is 
true [usually]).

You can run any command as any plain callsign, or the sysop alias 
callsign by using some non-callsign name.  If you want to use a 
callsign, the filename merely has to contain the callsign, so 
"g1tlh.001" or "g1tlh.txt" all work. The filename can be any mixture of 
UPPER or lower case letters.

Actually, you can create whole scripts of commands and run them using 
this method. Any commands that are valid in a startup script can be used 
here.

When the script has been read, it is automatically removed.

Perhaps you could share with us the reason why you want to use such a 
feature. This is a powerful system that could circumvent some 
protections in the node itself and, if this (for instance) were to be 
driven by a website, could be misused by others in ways which would 
leave you with the blame.

Dirk